Frank Matthews (minors01)

Frank E. Matthews

• Born April 9, 1890
• Died October 25, 1982 in Toledo, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Frank Matthews was a minor league infielder. He debuted in 1911 with the Champaign-Urbana Velvets, hitting .229. In 1913, he hit .218 and slugged .345 as a backup shortstop behind Jack Coffey for the Denver Bears. The next year, he played for both Denver (.295, .410 SLG in 20 G) and the Evansville River Rats (.273, .323 SLG in 131 G). He laid down 66 sacrifice hits for the River Rats, the all-time Central League record. He was with the same two clubs in 1915, hitting .235/?/.316 for Evansville (79 G) and .258/?/.299 for Denver (28 G). He was Evansville's second baseman full-time in 1916 (the team was now known as the Evansville Evas), hitting .237. He improved to .269 with the 1917 River Rats to end his playing career.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs
1920	Charleston Palmettos	South Atlantic League	25-41	--	--	replaced by Leo Townsend (3-7) on July 8
1921	Pittsburg Pirates	Southwestern League	64-80	3rd	none
1923	Coffeyville Refiners	Southwestern League	73-61	3rd	League Champs
1924	Bartlesville Bearcats/Ardmore Bearcats	Western Association		--	--	replaced by Ted Waring May 10
1925	Mexia Gushers	Texas Association	76-57	2nd	none
1926	Mexia Gushers	Texas Association	63-62	3rd
1927	Laurel Lumberjacks	Cotton States League		--	--	replaced by Buck Stapleton May 21
1934	Fayetteville Educators	Arkansas State League		4th		replaced Fred Hawn July 31
1949	McAllen Giants	Rio Grande Valley League		--	--	replaced by Philip Kuykendall July 11

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